AuthorTopic: June/July 2005 (Read 75945 times)

I am still interested, but I will be honest, I have the stamina, fitness, enthusiasm etc, etc, and a little experience, but if the MrHanky was to hit the fan (lets be honest) I am not sure I could get myself and others out of a "situation" having popped into a crevasse at 3800m where I was stopped by the good rope skills of my partners, I am nervous about going it on my own...... it seems like none of the group "know" the mountain and are not the most experienced and that makes me nervous..

Right you are that none in the group have really high-altitude experience. Because of this we will hire a guide from Pilgrim Tours who will come with us during the summitday. Prior to that we will only be going in the tracks of other people, and up to Paschtukova Rocks. I think we will be safe riding the lifts even if none of us has any previous experience of mountaineering. There might also be a third participant who is a doctor from Sweden, semi-experienced... not sure if he is coming or not though...

Our experience consists basically of climbing Mt. Kebnekaise, something that both me and Mari has done earlier. Kebnekaise is Swedens highest mountain (2.142 metres) snowcovered all the time, although no altitude to speak of.

If you choose to go with us, then you are more then welcome. Otherwise we might see each other on the mountain, who knows?

We have delayed the previous date of booking the trip until May instead because of cash-flow problems for one of the members! So, think about it then decide what you want to do.

No.. The trip didn't happen. Me and Mari still haven't given up hope on going there some day though.

As to Pilgrim Tours. They were very good as far as we dealt with them and even though we didn't get to go this time you can rest asure that we will use them next time to set everything up for us in Russia.